Happy Birthday, @mgweatherly !
Really good razor thoughGot my Muhle Rocca today.
Still did not shave.
First disappointment is such a thick stainless steel handle being so lightweight. It is beautiful but it is hollow. No surprise if the Chinese as Yaqi and DS Cosmetic take over the market in this stainless steel niche.
Second disappointment is only a single Muhle blade included with such a expensive razor. At least a box full of 5 or 10 blades would be nice. Are they ashamed of their own blades ?
Muhle should learn from Indians. Pearl sent me 55 blades with my Pearl Adjustable Flexi Razor.
Let's see how this thing shave, is what really matters.
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I couldn't resist cleaning up that heavily tarnished case. Here it is now:Today is my birthday, and I treated myself by going to pick up my first American Button Company Pocket Edition OLD type--I believe a No. 500A. Here is the photo from the auction that got me excited:
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I paid well under $100 for it and got a very old Wade & Butcher straight razor (stamped simply Wade & Butcher Sheffield) that looks to be in decent shape (along with three other straights) in the bargain. The Wade & Butcher looks like it's either a quarter hollow or a half hollow grind. I don't know enough to tell which.
Anyway, back to the ABC Pocket Edition. I was super excited to pick up. But, when I got there, I discovered that the baseplate was this atrocity:
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ARGH!!! So-o-o-o-o-o-o disappointed.
After I got home, I stole an OLD type baseplate from a razor that I just got yesterday, polished it up as best as I could and swapped it in to get this:
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So, now I have at least an all Gillette, ABC-ish frankenrazor that looks like this:
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Anyone have an extra ABC Pocket Edition baseplate laying around needing a new home ? The case is quite nice inside and opens and closes very nicely. However, the outside of the case is heavily tarnished, behold:
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I'm torn about what, if anything, I should do to the case. I know patina can be charming, but ... wow.
Well, I suppose that I am blessed to still be learning lessons at my age, right?
Always open to offers!Lucky duck! Put me on the list when you're going to sell it